The History of Jambalaya, the Dish and the Name, and One Amazing Recipe from the Past!

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  • čas přidán 26. 05. 2022
  • Where did Jambalaya come form? And how did it get its name? We'll explore bot of those questions and make my favorite recipe from 1955. This humble dish has roots in so many countries. Let's cook history!
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    Here’s your recipe!
    1 Lb Cooked/Peeled Shrimp, Cut in Thirds
    1 Large Onion, Chopped
    2 TBS Butter
    1/2 Lb. Andouille Sausage, Sliced
    1 Green Pepper, Chopped
    2 Cloves Garlic, Minced
    3 Cups Chicken Broth
    2 Cups Chopped Canned Tomatoes
    2 TBS Parsley
    2 TSP Salt
    1/2 TSP Thyme
    1/4 TSP Pepper
    1/4 TSP Cayenne
    1/2 TSP Chili Powder
    2 Bay Leaves
    1 Cup White Rice, Raw
    In a 3 quart or larger pot, melt butter over medium low heat. Add onion, green pepper, sausage and garlic. Cook until onion is translucent and green pepper soft. Add remaining ingredients except rice and shrimp. Cover and cook until boiling. Gradually add rice. Stir and cover for 20 minutes until rice is cooked. Add shrimp and cook an additional 4-5 minutes until shrimp is heated through. Serve immediately before rice absorbs too much liquid and becomes mushy.
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Komentáře • 75

  • @AfterCovidthefoodchannnel

    Wooww absolutely amazing my the history of this dish! Really like the video that you make and how you cooked! Excellent share my friend, have a nice day!!🦇

    • @yesterkitchen
      @yesterkitchen  Před 2 lety

      Thank you my friend! This is a good one with such great stories!!!

  • @jonathansgarden9128
    @jonathansgarden9128 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Oh this brings back memories, and im making it tonight. My momma is Cajun so she passed it down

    • @yesterkitchen
      @yesterkitchen  Před 8 měsíci +1

      I'm so happy to hear that! This is one of my favorites! I know you'll enjoy your dinner tonight!

  • @JB-lm5xt
    @JB-lm5xt Před 2 lety +1

    Love it. My husband is from Louisiana and so Jambalaya is on our weekly menu!

    • @yesterkitchen
      @yesterkitchen  Před 2 lety

      Really? That is so cool! You know how easy it really is then! Have a great weekend Jen!!!!

  • @huongtoituonglai24
    @huongtoituonglai24 Před 2 lety

    Thank you for beautiful sharing👍awesome video my dear friend. 😎😎

  • @SmokyRibsBBQ
    @SmokyRibsBBQ Před 2 lety +1

    Very interesting stories on jambalaya Jill! I'm not sure which one is accurate either, but fun to listen too. I can see how jambalaya is very related to paella. Your's looked delicious!

    • @yesterkitchen
      @yesterkitchen  Před 2 lety

      Thank you Rus! So many stories! So many variations!

  • @revsharkie
    @revsharkie Před 2 lety +3

    I'm going to have to see if I can get hold of that cookbook!
    When I was in college, I was home one weekend, and my mom and I were watching Justin Wilson on PBS. He was making jambalaya. This was way before the internet, so we sat and wrote as fast as we could, then went to the store to get the ingredients, and made jambalaya for supper.

    • @yesterkitchen
      @yesterkitchen  Před 2 lety +1

      HI Sharla! Oh I so remember Justin Wilson on PBS! He was a hoot! I hope you find the book, you will absolutely love it!!! Happy dinner!

    • @revsharkie
      @revsharkie Před 2 lety

      I found a copy on eBay! Should be here today.

    • @yesterkitchen
      @yesterkitchen  Před 2 lety

      @@revsharkie I'm so excited!!! You will love this book!!!

  • @IntheKitchenwithKaren
    @IntheKitchenwithKaren Před 2 lety +1

    Wow such an interesting story of jambalaya!! And it makes perfect sense!! My Uncle in New Orleans makes the BEST one. And yes there are so many variations. I love paella too🥰. This looked delicious!!!

    • @yesterkitchen
      @yesterkitchen  Před 2 lety

      Hi Karen! Oh! I would love to see his recipe! And no matter what the story is, it is one delicious dish!!!

  • @TheOtherSideOfTheStove

    Jean Balayez = jambalaya that story is my favorite. And curly parsley is my fave too!

  • @SleeperBBQ
    @SleeperBBQ Před 2 lety

    Thank You

  • @PaddyJoeCooking
    @PaddyJoeCooking Před 2 lety

    Jill!!! What a fabulous Jambalaya recipe my mouthis watering I've never eaten Andouille Sausage before and I would love to try it!!! And the history of this dish was most interesting I feel wuite educated on the subject now!!! Awesome cooking and story telling once again my friend I loved it!!!!

    • @yesterkitchen
      @yesterkitchen  Před 2 lety

      I love to hear form you Patrick! I hope you can find Andouille out there, you would love it! And then you can make Jambalaya! Although you can make it without it, but its soooo good! Have a great weekend my friend!!!

  • @timothyferdon9628
    @timothyferdon9628 Před 2 lety

    hi Jill ! hope all is well!! this looks Great!! lets Eat.

  • @sugarcraftdecors
    @sugarcraftdecors Před 2 lety

    Great history, and I this this dish is gonna be my faborite.. thank you for sharing

    • @yesterkitchen
      @yesterkitchen  Před 2 lety

      Hi SugarCraft! Thank you so much! Stories and the recipe, they are both fabulous!!! Enjoy!

  • @HLR4th
    @HLR4th Před 2 lety +2

    I love how so may of the origin stories have common themes: the guest/patron arrive at the inn/hotel/resturant and are hungry/tired/not feeling well/pregnant. The owner/host/chef has meager provisions but uses what is at had creatively to create something new/marvelous/soothing which is then named after the resturant/patron/chef. History certainly does rhyme; thanks for sharing the stories!

    • @yesterkitchen
      @yesterkitchen  Před 2 lety +1

      Hi Harry! Necessity is definitely the mother of invention! And this particular one is so good!! Did you see my Fettuccine Alfredo video? It was one of my first and if you love these stories, you will love that one!

    • @HLR4th
      @HLR4th Před 2 lety

      @@yesterkitchen Yes I did...that was the Pregnant reference!

    • @yesterkitchen
      @yesterkitchen  Před 2 lety +1

      @@HLR4th LOL! I'm so sorry! I got in from Maui at 1am after a very long flight with a 5 hour layover....not thinking straight quite yet!!! :)

  • @BBQPITDOG
    @BBQPITDOG Před 2 lety +2

    What a great history of Jambalaya Jill! Sure looks delicious! I shared this video with my friend Big Lew BBQ who is my authority on Cajun and Louisiana cooking! Hope you are doing well my friend and I'm wearing the same shirt today too LOL! Take care and congrats on your new house!

    • @yesterkitchen
      @yesterkitchen  Před 2 lety

      Hi Rob! Oh ho w cool, thank you for sharing! Say hi to Big Lew for me! And no way, we are twins? So awesome!!!! Have a great one my friend!

  • @couldbecooking
    @couldbecooking Před 2 lety

    Yum! No doubt this has to taste good! 😊 My mouth is dripping all over my laptop right now! 🤤

  • @ellendelights
    @ellendelights Před 2 lety +1

    My Soul Sista that is a beautiful pot of Jambalaya, my favorite dish!!! What a fun and great story, this made my mouth water!!! Great recipe and many thanks for my request and the shoutout!!!

    • @yesterkitchen
      @yesterkitchen  Před 2 lety +1

      My pleasure my soul sista! Sorry it took so long but that list!!!! LOL! Take care my friend! Happy cooking!

  • @RealBigBadJohn
    @RealBigBadJohn Před 2 lety

    I like both theories on the origin of the name of the dish! ✔👍😜😎

    • @yesterkitchen
      @yesterkitchen  Před 2 lety

      Hi John! Aren't they both great! Either way, this is one delicious jambalaya!

  • @frenchfriar
    @frenchfriar Před 2 lety +1

    With one exception (the addition of chicken), that looks just like the jambalaya my mother used to make.
    It was absolutely delicious, partly because she used jars of home-canned tomatoes in it.
    I can't ever remember there ever being leftovers, and she always made a huge pot full. We just loved it.

    • @yesterkitchen
      @yesterkitchen  Před 2 lety +1

      Hi David! How wonderful! I'll be the home canned tomatoes made it extra good! And of course, Mom always adds love! I am so honored to bring back a childhood memory for you!

  • @cherylagnew5980
    @cherylagnew5980 Před 2 lety

    Hello Jill 👋, I’m so glad you’re sharing this recipe. My hubby loves jambalaya. Now I can make it for him. Maybe. 😬 lol. Have a great weekend. 👍😎👍❤️❤️❤️🥰😋🤤😋🤤😋🤤😋🤤😋🤤💕✌️👊🍸🍹 Cheers my friend ! 😊

    • @yesterkitchen
      @yesterkitchen  Před 2 lety +1

      Hi Cheryl! Oh! Hubby would love this version and its so easy!!! You can do it!! LOL! Have a great weekend!!!!

  • @kathleenwebster
    @kathleenwebster Před 2 lety +1

    Hi Jill ☺ Jambalaya has always been so intimidating to me, that I always bought Zatarains mix. Thank you, now I can make it from scratch! There are only a few dishes that that I've shied away from making, this was one of them, I've conquered the others lol. I know what I'm making next week 👍

    • @yesterkitchen
      @yesterkitchen  Před 2 lety

      Hi Kathleen! Oh yay! Yep, so easy and I am honored that you are going to give it ago! Way better than a mix! Please report back! I'm so excited for you for dinner!

  • @RealBigBadJohn
    @RealBigBadJohn Před 2 lety +3

    Jambalaya is one of my specialties, Jill! This is a great version, and I'm sure I'll try it. Whenever I have any left over (very rare), I make fried jambalaya for breakfast and serve it with eggs and fresh fruit. Delicious.

    • @yesterkitchen
      @yesterkitchen  Před 2 lety

      Oh wow John, that is so cool!! Such a great dish for leftovers! Nothing wrong with breakfast!

  • @constancelacount6341
    @constancelacount6341 Před 2 lety

    Jill, you are so fun! I loved Jambalaya when I was hangin' 'round the Mississippi Delta some thirty-forty years ago. You tickle me so...
    So here's a request: Crawfish Pie? Hank Williams must not be forgotten and I love to remember him best with Leon Russell's brilliant tribute album: "Hank Wilson's Back!"

    • @yesterkitchen
      @yesterkitchen  Před 2 lety

      Hi Constance! Oh I know that song and the dish! I will add it to my list and absolutely see what I can do! I'm about to start filming recipes from my upcoming book so it will be awhile.
      P.S. I am getting ready to send out my pre-ordered books (THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!) Were you the one that changed your address? I think so and cant find the email. If it was, can you send me a new email with your address? Thank you and have a wonderful weekend!!!

  • @timothyferdon9628
    @timothyferdon9628 Před 2 lety

    i Rember watching justin wilson when he had his show, he was Great to watch!!

    • @yesterkitchen
      @yesterkitchen  Před 2 lety

      Hi Tim! Hope you are doing well!! I watched him as a kid, what a personality!!!!

  • @billshepherd4331
    @billshepherd4331 Před 2 lety

    Sounds Too Yummy!

  • @Bianca-nj4nv
    @Bianca-nj4nv Před 2 lety +1

    This looks absolutely delicious, I definitely want to try this recipe as is, then I know I’ll have to tweak it for the family, as always Thank you Jill! 😊

    • @yesterkitchen
      @yesterkitchen  Před 2 lety +1

      Hi Bianca! Absolutely! And you will all love it!

  • @eirrenia
    @eirrenia Před 2 lety

    Looks delish! Hmm. Maybe the name’s a portmanteau of jumble and balayez? A mixed jumble of good things. 😄

    • @yesterkitchen
      @yesterkitchen  Před 2 lety

      Hi Errenia! Welcome! That is what I love about food history and why I created this channel. So many delicious dishes with so many stories!

  • @ChefAdventures
    @ChefAdventures Před 2 lety +1

    Jill! Your Jambalaya looks incredible. Instantaneously made me hungry! Awesome recipe and the spicier the better! Once again an amazing history as well! Thanks for this yummy share! Cheers to you! Sending love! 💞🥂

    • @yesterkitchen
      @yesterkitchen  Před 2 lety +1

      Thank you love! Its so good!!! Always so happy to see you!

  • @DefaultFlame
    @DefaultFlame Před 2 lety

    It sounds and looks delicious. Thank you for sharing your version with us, Jill!

    • @yesterkitchen
      @yesterkitchen  Před 2 lety

      My absolute pleasure!!! So many wonderful versions out there!

  • @FCHappyBaking
    @FCHappyBaking Před 2 lety

    Wow, this is a nice recipe and beautiful video. #Like100 and subscribed to your channel

  • @Jenn-ie5vf
    @Jenn-ie5vf Před 2 lety

    I don't like eating small diced onions so this wouldn't quite work for me but it does look delish. My way is to make the onions big enough that those that don't them can pick them out, but still small enough for those that like onions to eat them LOL So happy to see one of your videos, as always :)

    • @yesterkitchen
      @yesterkitchen  Před 2 lety

      Hi Jennifer! I would totally support making them bigger! I get it, hubby can't stand onions so really the only time I get to eat them is when I make videos! LOL!! Always so happy to see you!!!!

    • @IslenoGutierrez
      @IslenoGutierrez Před rokem

      I’m from the New Orleans area in southeast Louisiana and my nephew doesn’t like onions so my sister, his mother, purées the onions into a liquid and adds them into the jambalaya (and other foods) so he doesn’t know they are there and he eats all of his food when she serves him some. You can’t taste any onion and it just blends in with the other flavors of the dish to make it tasty.

  • @SushiChillAndGrill
    @SushiChillAndGrill Před 2 lety

    This looks very good and very delicious!!! A Big Thumbs Up 👍👍 from a fellow food creator!! 👨‍🍳 New Sub here!

  • @BuckHelton
    @BuckHelton Před 2 lety

    Howdy Jill!
    Your origin is close, Jambalaya is a portmanteau of Jamon, Spanish for ham, and Paella the rice dish you mentioned. While Andouille can certainly be used in this dish, traditionally the sausage of choice is Tasso. Basically a cubed smoked ham in a casing. (Trust me, I'm half coonass and lived in Louisiana for a few years too, also.)
    In any case it's a wonderful dish, and you done flung a hankerin' on me, and I'm gonna have to made some before too very long here! Laissez les bons temps rouler!

    • @yesterkitchen
      @yesterkitchen  Před 2 lety +1

      Hi Buck! So many stories! Thank you for adding this! Yes, I am very familiar with tasso but andouille is far more available around the country. But yes, so good! How coo to learn more about you! No doubt you know good Cajun food!! And if I can flung a hankerin' on you, my work here is done!!! Have a great weekend!! Laissez les bon temps rouler!! :)

    • @freedomisthechoicesyoumake8594
      @freedomisthechoicesyoumake8594 Před rokem

      It originated in Senegal from Jollof rice

    • @IslenoGutierrez
      @IslenoGutierrez Před rokem

      I’m from south Louisiana. Tasso is not a sausage, it’s a spiced smoked ham. Jambalaya can be made with a variety of meats. It can be made with smoked sausage, andouille, tasso, pickled pork (“pickle meat”) or cubed ham (usually from the holidays) etc. There have been a couple of academic investigations into the origins of jambalaya and the earliest evidence of the name jambalaya is from Provençe, France in 1837. Most of the historic sources inside and outside of Louisiana say it’s a Spanish origin dish from Louisiana. So the likely story is that the Spanish invented it and named it and the French in Louisiana renamed it. This would mean that it wouldn’t be a portmanteau of jamon and paella. That is just a rumor like the other rumors like the Jean Balayez story and the jambon a la ya story.

    • @IslenoGutierrez
      @IslenoGutierrez Před rokem +1

      it is not from Senegal and is not influenced by jollof rice. There is no source that connects it. Most sources connect it to Spaniards in Louisiana and the name to French from Provençe, France. @@freedomisthechoicesyoumake8594

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  • @DriverNganjuk
    @DriverNganjuk Před 2 lety

    disini

  • @pennyfine5980
    @pennyfine5980 Před 2 lety

    hey hey hows it going fantastic recipes , i love the stuff. i also love red beans and rice. have a wonderful weekend .

    • @yesterkitchen
      @yesterkitchen  Před 2 lety

      Hi Penny! Another great dish! Have a wonderful weekend too!!

  • @cayogator
    @cayogator Před 2 lety

    As a "Proud Louisianian", I must say ................"Looks like SH_T !

    • @cayogator
      @cayogator Před 2 lety

      @@RealBigBadJohn Imma "JambaAss"

    • @IslenoGutierrez
      @IslenoGutierrez Před rokem

      You’re a rude Louisianian, you make us look bad